Samsung has started the process of producing chips that are based on the second generation 10nm FinFET 10LPP manufacturing process, which offer more performance and greater energy efficiency.
The improvement of the manufacturing processes allows to increase the number of transistors in a silicon chip, thus increasing their performance and reducing energy consumption, being much more efficient. Samsung, which is one of the best companies in these terms, has started manufacturing chips based on the 10nm FinFET 10LPP (Low Power Plus) process, which offers a 15% reduction in energy consumption, compared to the first version. 10nm FinFET. It is reported that performance is improved by 10%, representing a significant technological evolution.
Thanks to these improvements, we will have smartphones on the market, which will improve autonomy, one of the most prominent workhorses in smartphones and will also be more powerful. The first SoCs based on this new improved manufacturing process, will arrive at the beginning of 2018, logically, with limited availability, expanding as the year progresses, something that is usually normal.
Regarding this new processor, Ryan Lee, Vice President of Foundry Marketing at Samsung Electronics, said: 'We will be able to better serve our customers through the migration from 10LPE to 10LPP with better performance and higher initial performance.' In addition, he added that: "Samsung with its long experience in the 10nm process strategy will continue to work on the evolution of technology from 10nm to 8LPP to offer customers distinct competitive advantages for a wide range of applications."
Samsung has specified that the newly built S3 production line at its South Korean factory is ready to manufacture 10nm chips and also for the upcoming 7nm FinFET-based lithographic using EUV technology. A few days ago, the South Korean company also highlighted that it was increasing the production of NAND Flash chips, to try to increase production and stock and reduce, if possible, the price of smartphones, tablets, SSDs, RAM memory and graphics cards.
